So I’m writing a book, and I need a name for the main heroine. She is very proud, courageous, and is leading a revolt against a highly religious dictatorship she knows is wrong. I would like her name to mean legend or hero or something, and I might need names for other characters in the revolt as well, so any name that is kind of old-fashioned yet would fit a fantasy style book would be great!
The first name I thought of was Wilhemina meaning “resolute protection.” It has a lot of great nm options.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped,
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
ooh fun…Not sure about meanings so I am just going off of the vibe of the name that I feel could fit a courageous proud leader type girl. [name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Zaila[/name_f]
[name_f]Drusilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Pilar[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Imara[/name_f]
Valenica
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
I know most dont mean what you were looking for but I get the image in my head of a courageous person. Good luck!
Oh, I like wilhelmina. She could go by “[name_m]Lem[/name_m].”
To me, something ancient like [name_f]Hera[/name_f] (which not only sounds like “hero,” it may mean “hero”) would be perfect.
The very first thought I had was:
Advent
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t ask me why… it was just there. Otherwise I would choose:
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f] (victory of the people)
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Lexi[/name_u]) meaning defender of men
Good luck!
This site:
http://www.infernaldreams.com/names/Europe/Medieval/England.htm
Has some awesome old medieval/dark ages names and the way that they are broken down,
Eg- [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (Might + battle)
- [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] (horse + protect)
Other that…
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
Desadora
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Aster[/name_f]
Dayanira
Morganite
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_m]Tamerlaine[/name_m]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]